Automatically-turnable headlight



April 1A 1924. 1,488,860

J. A. BRADY ET AL AUTOMATICALLY TURNABLE HEADLIGHT Filed July 5, 1922 Patented Apr. 1, 192%,

NHTED STATES PATENT OFFCEl JAMES A. BRADY .AND VHLLIAI F. WALTER, OF MCGRE, MISSOURI.

AUTOMATIGALLY-TURN'ABLE HEADLEGHT.

Application filed July 5,

To @Z7 whom t 'may concern.'

Fie it known that we, JAMES A. Eimer and VVILLrAM F. Wvamnn, citizens ofthe United States, residing at McGirk, in the county of Moniteau and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in utomatically-Turnable Headlights; and we do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and eXact de-. scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention. relates to a vehicle headlight mechanism.

lt is particularly aimed to provide a construction whereby one or more of the headlights of an automobile may be mounted to swing or turn automatically with the wheels thereof and which construction is in the nature of an attachment-to be applied to existing automobiles without requiring any alteration in their construction and which attachment particularly cooperates with specific parts of the automobile as will be hereinafter claimed in connection with one embodiment as illustrated in accompanying drawings.

ln said drawings Figure 1 is a .front elevation illustrating the invention as applied to an automobile;

Figure 2 is a plan view vof the parts of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a View showing the attachment in side elevation and with part of the automobile broken away and in section; and

Figure l is a perspective View of the parts constituting the invention and as applied to the steering rod and a fender support of the vehicle, the latter being shown fragmentarily.

Like reference characters designate like or similar parts in the different views.

To facilitate an understanding of the invention, automobile parts have been fragmentarily and conventionally shown. Specifically, A indicates a supporting rod or bracket for a front mud guard or fender B over one of the front or steering wheels C. The steering rod is shown at D universally connected at E to a crank F cxtending from the steering post or equivalent for the vehicle. The universal connection at E includes a bolt G having a fastening nut H thereon. One of the headlights is designated I and has a depending support- 1922. Serial No. 572,835.

4ing arm J which normally extends through the opening of a sleeve K forming part of the rod A and which is rigidly secured in said opening/'by means of an abutment or flange L on the arm J and adapted to rest on the sleeve K and by means of a nut "wl screwed on the arm J and adapted to be screwed down against the lower4 ends of the sleeve K. 7

In carrying out our invention. abearingr is providedy as at 10 having a bushing 11 disposed in the bearing opening thereof and' to which bushing the arm J is transferred from the sleeve K, being liournaled rin the bushing, having its abutment L resting ron the upper surface of the bushing and bearing and the nut M applied thereto and` bearing against the under surface of the bearing. An oil cup or other means to lubricate the bearing surface of the arm J is provided at 12, being secured to the bearing 10 and in communication with the bore of the bushing. The inner endof the bearing 10 is bifurcated to provide attaching arms 13 which are adapted to be disposed one above and one below the sleeve K and have a bolt or other securing means as at 14 pass through the arms 13 and the sleeve K in lieu of the arm J. Throughtightening of the nut of the bolt 14, said bearing 10 may be rigidly secured in place.

A crank arm is provided as at 15, which may be of L-shape as shown and have an opening adjacent one endy thereof whereby the arm may be applied to the arm J intermediate the said nutll/. and bearing 10. It will be noted that the bearing 10, at the portion where the arm J extends therethrough is of considerably less thickness than the height of the sleeve K, so that the portion of the arm normally disposed in sleeve K may accommodate both the bearing and the crank arm 15 thereon. Said crank arm 15 is rigidly secured to the arm J as by means of a binding screw l16 threaded to the crank arm 15.

The other arm or branch of the crank arm 15 is preferably provided with a plurality of openings therethrough as at 17. One end 18 0f a connecting rod 19 is adapted to be selectively passed throughl the openings 17 and below the saine having a cotter key or other `fastening 2O pass therethrough to prevent displacement. The other end of connecting rod 19 is angularly disposed, similarto end 18 as at 21 and the same is adapted to g i ,season be loosely passe-d through an opening 22 in a lateral offset 23 on attaching lug 2l. End 21 may be secured against displacement from the offset 23 as through the medium of a Cotter hey or other fastening 2e' passed through said end. The lug 2li has an opening therethrough by means ci which bolt G may be passed 'therethrough and the Vnut H afterwards applied to the bolt so as to rigidly secure the lug to the connecting rod. It Will be realized that the structure described forins an attachment for the automobile and does not require any change Whatever in the construction of 'the automobile and furthermore inay be readily applied thereto by the novice as Well the skilled mechanic.

lt further is to be borne in inind that connection may be inade if desired whereby the companion headlight to that shown may be operated automatically.

In use, as the steering post is turned, the crank F is operated which through its connection with the steering rod D moves the latter and steers the Wheels as usual. Movable With the steering rod D is the lug H Which through the nieoiuni of the connecting` rod 19 shifts the crank arin 15 and accordingly turns t-he arni J and the headlight. As a result, the rays of light from the lamp l are projected into the path to he traversed.

As merely one practical Vembodiment has been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details may be resorted to provided they fall Within the spirit scope of the invention.

Vhat is claimed is l. A. headlight mechanism including a lamp turning rod, in combination with a fender-supporting ineinber having an opening in which a portion of said rod is norinally secured and a fasteningon the steering rod of an automobile, said rod having an abutment and a nut thereon, a bearing to which said rod is transferred and in which it is jouriialed With said abutment restosJ on the top thereof, said bearing being l) cated, a bolt passing through the hii'u ca'ion oi the hearing and through said opening, a cranl; having a lateral arrn secured to said rod between said tearing and said nut, s `d crank having a rearward ly ex endin arm, said arni having a plurality oilz openings herethrough, the said portion of the rod thereby acconnnodating hoth of said bearings and said crank arm thereon, a connecting rod for selective attachment in said openings, lng to be secured in place hy said fastening, and said connecting` rod being` pivotally connected to said lug.

ln testimony whereof We aiiz-z our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES A.. BRADY.

Vl/'lLLlAlii l?. WALTER.

inir r t illJitnesses L. A. BARTLETT, RAY L. KAY. 

